People

Population: 42 291 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 33% (male 7 217; female 6 860)

15-64 years: 61% (male 12 860; female 12 748)

65 years and over: 6% (male 1 058; female 1 548) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.23% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 22.87 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 8.51 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.08 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 17.89 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 67.58 years

male: 64.52 years

female: 70.82 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.45 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Kittitian(s) Nevisian(s)

adjective: Kittitian Nevisian

Ethnic groups: black

Religions: Anglican other Protestant sects Roman Catholic

Languages: English

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 98% (1980 est.)